Lawrence Pond–Spectacle Pond, 9 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min

Lawrence Pond–Spectacle Pond, 9 beaches is a 2-mile out-and-back near Camp Burgess, MA. The route passes Camp Burgess Waterfront, Triangle Beach, Triangle Pond and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 86 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi82 – 138 ft2.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 41.69686, -70.45706
Nearest town Camp Burgess, MA

Directions

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Lawrence Pond–Spectacle Pond, 9 beaches

2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · 43 min

Elevation 84–138 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 41.69686, -70.45706

Weather Aug 4: Overcast, high 82°F / low 63° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:40 AM · sunset 7:58 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftPass Camp Burgess Waterfront.
  3. 50 ftPass Triangle Beach.
  4. 50 ftPass Triangle Pond.
  5. 400 ftSharp right, heading E.
  6. 50 ftPass Spectacle Pond.
  7. 0.3 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Spectacle, heading E.
  9. 450 ftContinue straight onto Schumacher Way, heading E.
  10. 0.3 miPass Lawrence Pond.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 500 ftTurn left onto Pinkham, heading NW.
  13. 0.3 miPass Sandwich Beach.
  14. 200 ftBear left, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftContinue straight onto Spectacle, heading SW.
  16. 0.5 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 350 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Weather

OvercastTemperature 82°F63°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity80%
Rained 0.8″ yesterday (0.9″ over the last week) · trails may be muddy
Hourly temperature
85°60°
Sunrise 5:40 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 7:58 PM
Wed 82°62° 19%
Thu 85°70°
Fri 86°72°
Sat 87°70°
Sun 94°68°
Mon 87°73°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~27 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:58 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:38 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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